I wish I had this when.........

I wish I had_______ when............

I’ve probably heard that statement a hundred  times..... I wish I had Olympic lifting or CrossFit when I was in high school/college or playing __________( fill in sport here). I couldn’t agree more. Personally if I would of had something comparable to this program when I was in High school, College or in the Army my strength and power could be at a much different level. I like most wasted many years working out like bodybuilders and reading Muscle Fitness magazines and sucking down whey protein like the Germans drink beer(Here’s a hint don’t drink whey protein if you’re lactose intolerant unless your like sharts). 

         Working out like a bodybuilder is only good for one thing, bodybuilding. Using 4 sets of 10 reps of isolation exercises and splitting your training up by body parts never got me the strength or size I wanted and is not the way to train an athlete. It wasn’t until I started to use olympic exercise's and compound exercises did I get what I was looking, the increased strength, size and power. It’s a shame it took me this long to find what I was looking for but there’s no reason to keep bitching about it, it is what it is. 

         That being said I will not give in to the thought that I’m too old to be as strong as fast and as powerful as I want to be. That’s bulls@#t if you ask me. The minute I give in to the fact that I can’t get better in some way, ship me off to the nursing home with a case of Scotch and Viagra( That actually doesn’t sound to bad to me).  

Until I go riding off into the sun set in my wheel chair I’m going to train hard. My next goal is to improve my 40 yard dash time, vertical jump and broad jump . I’ve taken some baseline measurements and I’m going to train for the next couple months to improve those areas. This goes hand in hand with what we’re doing at the gym this month- attacking your weakness. Find something that you’re not good at and destroy, attack it until it becomes your strength. CAN’T WAIT!

12-10-12

Snatch

2 x 2 @ 85% of 1RM

3 x 1 @ 90% of 1RM

1 x 1 @ 93% of 1RM

Back Squat

4-4-4-4  (See chart)

Behind the neck push jerk

3-3-3-3-3 

( work your way up to your 3RM)

Weighted Pull ups

8 x 2

Snatch Pulls

3 x 3 @ 100% of Snatch 1RM

(Click here for demo)